Fear Factor (2001)

Episode Overview

In the first stunt, titled Extreme Building Plunge, contestants will be secured in harnesses and dropped down the side of a 65-story skyscraper. As they freefall, they must snatch flags protruding from the building's surface. The two men and two women who collect the most flags will move on to the next round, while the rest will face elimination. Next up is the Bug Windshield challenge. Contestants must leap onto the hood of a junkyard car and use their mouths to clear away heaps of red worms, super worms, crickets, grasshoppers, and stink beetles stuck to the windshield. They’ll then run to a scale to deposit the bugs, and the three who manage to transfer the heaviest weight in two minutes will proceed to the final round. Finally, in the Rotating Beam to Platform challenge, competitors will stand on a rotating balance beam suspended over a harbor, surrounded by a square frame with platforms on each side. Each platform has two flags